Upper Iowa River

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25th street Upper Iowa River Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1880; rehabilitated 1980
Steel stringer bridge over Upper Iowa River on Local 25th Street
Open to traffic

360th Street Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1904
Two-span pony truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 360th Street northwest of Kendallville
Open to one-lane traffic

Bolson Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1924; Rehabilitated 1974
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 143rd Avenue
Open to traffic

Chester Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1890; Removed in ca. 2000
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on River Street
Removed

Chimney Rock Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1906 by the Continental Bridge Co. Relocated here in 1952- is the first bridge built at this location.
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Chimney Rock Road
Closed to all traffic

Clark's Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1913
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 360th Street north of Kendallville
Open to one-lane traffic

Davis Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1879; Replaced 1992
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Mill Road in Forest City Township
Replaced by new bridge

DME - Upper Iowa River Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Open to traffic

Ellingson Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Imported to this location from Mitchell County in 1939 replacing a wooden bridge; destroyed during the relocation process in 1994; later replaced.
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Ellingson Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Foreston Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1892; Replaced 1998
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Quail Avenue
Replaced by new bridge

Gilliece Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Collapsed under overweight load May 5th, 2017.
Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Cattle Creek Road
Closed following collapse.

Hansens Ford Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built ?; Replaced 1939
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Upper Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Hartley Drive Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1914 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Hartley Drive
Open to snowmobiles only.

Henry Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1911
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Scenic River Road
Demolished. Replacement bridge being built

Hill's Mill Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1902
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Mill Road
Replaced by a new bridge

IA139 Kendallville Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built in 1930
Lost Bridge over Upper Iowa River on Old alignment of Iowa 139
Replaced by a new bridge

Iverson Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Lost Bridge over Upper Iowa River
Replaced by a new bridge

Lane Bridge (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Built 1916: removed summer 2007
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Hartley Drive
No longer exists

Lime Springs Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Built 1878
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Former alignment of what is now Oak Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge downstream of dam.

Little Iowa River Bridge (Mower County, Minnesota)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Iowa River on 770 Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Lower Bluffton Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1911 by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works Company; replaced 1999
Lost through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Highway W20
Replaced by a new bridge

Lundy Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1900
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Lundy Bridge Road
Open to traffic

McCaffrey Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1924
Two-span through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 244th Avenue, east of Bluffton
Open to one-lane traffic

MILW - Upper Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Allamakee County, Iowa)
Replaced 1986
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Onaota River Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Lost Through truss bridge over Onaota River (now Upper Iowa River)
Replaced by a new bridge

Shooting Star Trail - Upper Iowa River Bridge (Mower County, Minnesota)
Built 1903, partially removed sometime after abandonedment in 1970's, restored for recreational trail.
Repurposed deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River on Shooting Star Trail
Open to pedestrians only

State Line Snowmobile Trail Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Steel stringer bridge over Upper Iowa River on State Line Snowmobile Trail
Open to authorized vehicles only

Tavener's Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1913; replaced 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Fifth Avenue in Decorah
Replaced by a new bridge

Tavener's Bridge (Old) (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 18XX; Replaced 1913
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 5th Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Twin Bridges (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1878; collapsed 1980
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Road
Collapsed and replaced by a new bridge

Upper Bluffton Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1878 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated in 2001; closed to traffic in 2009; queenpost span now private property, through truss span is gone
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on W. Ravine Road
Queenpost span is relocated to a nearby property to be used as a driveway; through truss span was scrapped.

Upper Iowa River Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1874
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 345th Avenue
Removed

Upper Iowa River Bridge (Winneshiek County, Iowa)
Built 1909
Luten arch bridge over Upper Iowa River


US63 Upper Iowa River Bridge (Howard County, Iowa)
Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Upper Iowa River on 63rd Street
Replaced by a new bridge